“A janitor or a chancellor deserves the same treatment. Never try to figure out who they are by what they’re wearing.”— Michael Tan, opinion.inquirer.net
“The poor can be the most oppressive when dealing with the fellow poor.”— Michael Tan, opinion.inquirer.net
“There once was a poor man who walked around without shoes. His feet were covered in calluses. One day a rich man felt sorry for the poor man and bought him a pair of Nikes. The poor man was extremely grateful and wore the shoes constantly. Well after a year or so, the shoes fell apart. So the poor m…”— Mark Z. Danielewski, amazon.com
“What Is Love? I have met in the streets a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, the water passed through his shoes and the stars through his soul.”— Victor Hugo, amazon.com
“Some of the best people that ever lived have been as destitute as I am; and if you are a Christian, you ought not to consider poverty a crime.”— Charlotte Brontë, amazon.com
“Capitalism: God's way of determining who is smart and who is poor.”— Greg Daniels, Ron Swanson, Nick Offerman, imdb.com
“When we have light and joy in our hearts, we don't need material wealth. The most loving communities are often the poorest.”— Jean Vanier, amazon.com
“People were poor not because they were stupid or lazy. They worked all day long, doing complex physical tasks. They were poor because the financial institution in the country did not help them widen their economic base.”— Muhammad Yunus, amazon.com
“That money talks, I'll not deny. I heard it once: It said, goodbye.”— Richard Armour, books.google.com
“No, not rich. I am a poor man with money, which is not the same thing.”— Gabriel García Márquez, books.google.com
“Everyday is a bank account, and time is our currency. No one is rich, no one is poor, we've got 24 hours each.”— Christopher Rice, books.google.com
“If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones.”— John Steinbeck, amazon.com
“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! I have as much soul as you.”— Charlotte Brontë, amazon.com
“You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.”— Frank McCourt, amazon.com
“Poor kids often dressed up. It was rich kids who dressed down, carefully assembling a blue-collar costume: eighty-dollar designer jeans that had been professionally faded and tattered and worn-out.”— Joe Hill, amazon.com
“A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water logged stick will do just fine. A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he'll give you his. How many people can you say that about? How many people can make you feel rar…”— John Grogan, amazon.com
“In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms”— John Steinbeck, amazon.com
“If he needs a million acres to make him feel rich, seems to me he needs it 'cause he feels awful poor inside hisself, and if he's poor in hisself, there ain't no million acres gonna make him feel rich, an' maybe he's disappointed that nothin' he can do will make him feel rich.”— John Steinbeck, amazon.com